The university’s administration is proposing to build on prime agricultural land; land that is a non-renewable resource used to teach students how to become responsible and innovative leaders in all aspects of agriculture in California and beyond.

Insects can teach us a lot about resource management and avoiding conflict.

Educating people about biological control is necessary, rewarding and challenging. It’s a skill that requires time and patience, trial and error. My trials and errors began 30 years ago at UC Riverside. Today, reading headlines with incendiary word choices, it’s clear that science communication is as important as ever.